Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I do hope in Ireland children in schools can experience the richness of chess and it's positive effects. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
India and China are improving by leaps and bounds and it will be their chess players who will lead the revolution of… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I want to show how rich chess is and what kind of history it has, through culture, literature, and education. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
One can say that in the last decades chess has become more of a sport than of a science. I see it… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I met Bobby Fischer in 1993 when he moved to Europe. I have mixed feelings about it. He was an idol, but… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
For me, learning chess was natural; with my sisters around me, I wanted to play. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
There are two ways to have educational chess in schools, either through after school programs or using chess as a tool in… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
From the moment of my birth on 23 July 1976, I became involved f in an educational research project. Even before I… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
My father and mother are exceptional pedagogues who can motivate and tell it from all different angles. Later, chess for me became… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I started playing chess in the Eighties, but it is only recently that people have begun to appreciate the importance of physical… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Chess can open up a kid's brain, and develop it in a playful creative way. They can learn playfully about creative, strategic,… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I was labeled as a tricky player early on and have been regarded as tricky throughout my whole career. It was said… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I think it's very natural to get nervous. I've usually got concerns about a specific thing in the opening which might worry… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
There is no better training for chess than swimming. On a Friday evening I like to put in a good long session… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Being a professional chess player is not very family-friendly and I am away quite often playing tournaments, sometimes for 12 days at… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
My life story is very special. I was raised with a special family as both my parents are teachers. They decided before… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I love chess very much. I love the game, the challenges. I could motivate myself as I was curious about how to… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
We had to cope with the media writing things which were not true, which were insulting. At around 13 I decided I was just… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
My life story is very special. I was raised with a special family as both my parents are teachers. They decided before I was… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
I was very successful from a very young age... there was never a bad period. — Judit Polgar Copy Share
It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
My father and mother are exceptional pedagogues who can motivate and tell it from all different angles. Later, chess for me became a sport,… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
I believe that for the audience the best way to give the commentating is to avoid going into the deep, deep details. — Judit Polgar Copy Share
Being professional means 100% is not enough. Number one, two and three in my life was chess. The reality for women is, when a… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions you can… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
My sister Susan, who was the first one, was pretty good in mathematics and then chess, and my father chose chess because it was… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's a fantastic… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
To become a professional, you have to train a lot, which I did from a very early age. Of course, it helps if your… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
There are two ways to have educational chess in schools, either through after school programs or using chess as a tool in classrooms to… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
I was happy that at home we were a closed circle and then we went out playing chess and saw the world. It's a… — Judit Polgar Copy Share
